Bo Stief
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bo Stief |
| Born | October 15, 1946 |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Double bassist, Composer, Arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass and electric bass |
Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish jazz and rock bassist, composer, and arranger born in Copenhagen.[1]
He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry,[2] Miles Davis, Warne Marsh, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, George Russell, Kenny Drew[3] and Ben Webster, among many other prominent jazz musicians.
Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as Chasing Dreams,[1] Dream Machine or One Song III.
In 2005 he was awarded the Danish Django d’Or as Master of Jazz.
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- Hidden Frontiers (Replay, 1987)
- Chasing Dreams (Columbia, 1993)
- Heart & Destiny (Dream Song Music, 1999)
- First Time (Stunt, 2001)
- Short Story (Exlibris, 2006)
As sideman[edit]
With Don Cherry
- Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 (3 volumes) (ESP-Disk, 2007)
- Copenhagen 1963 & Hilversum 1966 (FreeFactory, 2010)
With Peter Herbolzheimer
- Live Im Onkel Po (Polydor, 1975)
- Hip Walk (Polydor, 1976)
- Touchdown (Polydor, 1977)
- I Hear Voices (Polydor, 1978)
- Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass (PolJazz, 1979)
- Bandfire (Panda, 1981)
- Fat Man Boogie (Koala, 1982)
- Music for Swinging Dancers Vol. 3 Cheek to Cheek (Teldec, 1984)
- 25 Jahre Peter Herbolzheimer Die 80er und 90er Jahre (Koala, 1995)
- Masterpieces (MPS, 1995)
- Getting Down to Brass Tracks (Alanna, 2006)
With Chris Hinze
- Saliah (Keytone, 1984)
- Meditation and Mantras (Keytone, 1986)
- African Dream (Keytone, 1991)
- Music for Relaxation (Keytone, 1992)
With Krzysztof Komeda
- Live in Copenhagen (Polonia, 1993)
- Astigmatic Live (Polonia, 1995)
- Roman Two (Power Bros 1998)
With Warne Marsh
- Ornithology (Venus/Interplay, 1994)
- I Got a Good One for You (Storyville, 1999)
- Marshlands (Storyville, 2003)
- In Denmark (Absord 2009)
With Jesper Thilo
- I Remember Boone (Music Mecca, 2003)
- Remembering Those Who Were (Stunt, 2009)
- Jesper Thilo On Clarinet (Stunt, 2010)
With Jasper van 't Hof
- The Door Is Open (MPS/BASF, 1976)
- The Selfkicker (MPS 1977)
- Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 (Repertoire, 1990)
- Face to Face (Intuition, 1994)
- Canossa (Intuition, 1998)
- NeverNeverLand (Jaro Medien, 2005)
- Live at Quasimodo (Jaro Medien, 2007)
With others
- Frans Bak, Dagen for Imorgen (Salut, 1986)
- Hacke Bjorksten, The Party Is On! (Dragon, 2001)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home (SteepleChase, 1976)
- Miles Davis, Aura (Columbia, 1989)
- Wild Bill Davison, Wild Bill Davison in Copenhagen (CBS, 1974)
- Povl Dissing, Lykkeland (Exlibris, 1977)
- Niels Lan Doky, The Truth Live at Montmartre (Storyville, 1988)
- Arne Domnerus, When Lights Are Low (Salut, 1988)
- Arne Domnerus, A Little Bossa Nova (LadyBird, 1998)
- Kenny Drew, Solo-Duo (Storyville, 1996)
- Ron Goodwin, Valhalla (Replay, 1986)
- Dexter Gordon, The Squirrel (Blue Note, 1997)
- Lars Graugaard, Smile (Skylight, 1986)
- Eddie Harris, Steps Up (SteepleChase, 1981)
- Tommy Korberg, Blixtlas Svensk 70-Tals Poesi (Sonet, 1979)
- Rolf Kuhn, Total Space (MPS/BASF, 1975)
- Didier Lockwood, Live in Montreux (Pausa, 1980)
- Ken McIntyre, Hindsight (SteepleChase, 1974)
- Jackie McLean, Live at Montmartre (SteepleChase, 1972)
- Jackie McLean, Ode to Super (SteepleChase, 1973)
- Palle Mikkelborg, Ashoka Suite/Guadiana Concert (Metronome, 1970)
- Palle Mikkelborg, Anything But Grey (Columbia, 1992)
- Vincent Nilsson, Jazz Trombone Spirituals (Storyville, 2000)
- Vincent Nilsson, More Spirituals! (Storyville, 2005)
- Frank Rosolino, Frank Talks! (Storyville, 2008)
- Sanne Salomonsen, Precious Moments (EMI, 1977)
- L. Subramaniam, Garland (Storyville, 1982)
- Buddy Tate, Tate a Tete at La Fontaine (Storyville, 1976)
- Tosedrengene, Tiden Star Stille (Mercury, 1981)
- Osten Warnerbring, Jag Bor Vid Ett Raststalle (Frituna, 1978)
- Osten Warnerbring, Jongloren (Frituna, 1978)
- Ben Webster, My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (SteepleChase, 1973)
- Gary Windo, His Master's Bones (Cuneiform, 1996)
References[edit]
- ^ a b International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 1-85743-161-8. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ Allen, Clifford (30 June 2007). "Don Cherry: Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ Flanagan, Graham (2007-10-06). "Kenny Drew: Farmer's Market; Undercurrent and In Copenhagen". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
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